The 9th Annual Genes and Health Contest
UM GIDAS
BRING: Laptop (if you don’t have a laptop, please tell us that you need a computer when register)
FEE: Free
Donations (any amount) are welcome
– check payable to “miRcore”
and send it to 1100 North Main St. Ste 211, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
or
SUBJECTS:
Genes and COVID-19
STUDY MATERIALS:
GENERAL CONTEST FORMAT:
Session 1: Multiple choice test (50% of the total score toward All round scholar, UTR, Intron awards)
Session 2: Computational research (50% of the total score toward All round scholar, UTR, Intron awards)
Session 3: Random short presentations
ADVANCED CONTEST FORMAT (Next-gen sequencing questions included):
Session 1: Multiple choice test (40% of the total score toward All round scholar, UTR, Intron awards)
Session 2: Computational research (60% of the total score toward All round scholar, UTR, Intron awards)
Session 3: Random short presentations
PURPOSE: To familiarize students with functional genomics, help them understand diseases in terms of genes and environmental networks, and participate in computational biology research.
AWARD: There will be cash prizes for the contest winners and raffle winners. Award ceremony follows the competition and talent show.
PARENTS: are welcome to attend any of the events (see parent sessions for more information).
SPONSOR:
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For those who do not feel prepared for this contest:
Participation will broaden your perspective on the emerging field of medical genomics. You become familiar with key elements of genomics and learn how to access freely available resources which can lead to cures. In short, the contest itself is a learning opportunity.
Do you have talent to show? Share your talent with others while we are summing up results.
You may even win a prize! (either contest or raffle)
Program
| 2:00 – 2:05 pm | Sign-in time |
| 2:05 – 2:10 pm | Opening remarks |
| 2:10 – 2:50 pm | Conceptual test |
| 2:50 – 3:05 pm | Break |
| 3:05 – 3:45 pm | Computational test |
| 3:45 – 4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00 – 4:30 pm | Presentation ‘Night’ |
| 4:30 – 5:00 pm | Results |
Awards:
All Round Scholar:
Underclassmen
1st: Matthew Tsai
2nd: Bianca Done
3rd: Niheer Patel
Upperclassmen
1st: Lawrence Long
2nd: Jibiana Jakpor
3rd: Emily Kang
Conceptual Session:
Underclassmen
1st: Max Peng
2nd: Sunny Ding
3rd: Farhan Baig
Upperclassmen
1st: Maria Cheriyan
2nd: Aditi Ganesan
3rd: Heidi Segars, Kate Wang
Computational Prizes:
Underclassmen
1st: Dhivya Bala
2nd: Ananya Sriram
3rd: Himal Bamzai-Wokhlu
Upperclassmen
1st: Noah Vogel
2nd: Audrey Gunawan
3rd: Annaka Saffron
Honorable Mention
Intron Award: Ally Wang
UTR Award: Maria Sicilia
Presentation Masters!
DNA Room
Group 7: Why Narwhals are Government Drones/Reasons why our next president WILL be a bird
RNA Room
Zoom Etiquette for Dummies
RNA Songs
GIDAS Club Awards
Best GIDAS School of the Year
Pioneer Gidas, Ann Arbor, MI
New GIDAS Recognition
Basis Independent Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA
Brookwood High School, Snellville, GA
Fremont High School, Sunnyvale, CA
Fulton Science Academy, Alpharetta, GA
H. H. Dow High School, Midland, MI
Okemos High School, Okemos, MI
Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC
William Mason High School, Mason, OH
Previous Year’s winners:
2018
2017